jan 1, 1797 - Charles Lyell --- 1797- 1875 Lyell wanted to make geology a science, and also didn’t want it to be based on supernatural causes, but on catastrophic causes. Lyell believed that the surface of the Earth was produced by gradual changes, and went to Europe to find more evidence to support it. He said, “Evolution took place from one generation to the next before our very eyes, but it worked too slowly for us to perceive.” Lyell influenced Darwin, along with many others with his version of geology called “unifo
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